Expedition Photographs
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Mammalogist Herbert Lang and his assistant James P. Chapin collected and documented zoological, botanical, and anthropological collections and produced painted and photographic images of the natural and human environment. The material culture collected by Lang and Chapin, their field notes and photographs combine to give a remarkably extensive picture of life in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in the early twentieth century. |
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The Jesup North Pacific Expedition led by the anthropologist Franz Boas the first landmark research project of the Division of Anthropology, turned out to be one of the most scientifically important anthropological investigations ever mounted. Conceived and directed by Franz Boas, the expedition was financed by Museum president Morris K. Jesup. |
| Additional Resources: The Expedition Photo Archive in AMNH Library Digital Special Collections | |